THE ECONOMIC JUSTIFICATION FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE CAPACITY OF SINGLE-TRACK LINES

This report was drawn up for the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP). It describes a general method for determining economic criteria for the selection and schedule of successive operations aimed at increasing the throughput of a line, without technical monitoring of those operations. The report contains two examples illustrating the method in question.

• Corporate Authors:

  International Railway Congress Association

  17-21 rue de Louvrain
  1000 Brussels,   Belgium 
• Authors:
  • Kondratchenko, A P
  • Turbin IV
• Publication Date: 1977-5

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 259-277
• Serial:
  • RAIL INTERNATIONAL
  • Volume: 8
  • Issue Number: 5

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Financial capital; Improvements; Railroad facility operations; Single track
• Uncontrolled Terms: Capital improvements; Justification; Line capacity
• Subject Areas: Finance; Freight Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00163235
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: International Union of Railways
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 13 1977 12:00AM